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Sedation is not realistic, usually only animal control officers have them and even then they usually don't have it with them. BUT... Every officer near where I

Sedation is not realistic, usually only animal control officers have them and even then they usually don't have it with them. BUT... Every officer near where I live carries a nightclub/billy stick/baton etc. I've been in situation with aggressive dogs out in the country and often a simple kick is enough to back them off... Discharging a firearm at a fast moving animal is reckless and begging for a bystander to be injured.

aidenn0 13y ago
They kicked the dog before shooting it.
- dthunt 13y ago
  Correction. They PROVOKED the dog before shooting it.
angersock 13y ago
I'm not sure a crippling beating with a nightstick would be a kindness--if you were the cop in question, faced with a dog that size lunging at you, you're probably not going to go for a love tap.
- nknighthb 13y ago
  Beating a dog (or person, for that matter) into submission stands a better chance of leaving them alive at the end of the day than shooting them repeatedly does. But neither were necessary. The dog snapped at the cop when the cop reached for it in a high-tension situation. The cop is a complete moron.
  - angersock 13y ago
    The cop is likely following the training he was given, which is to shoot attacking animals--it's a lot cheaper to replace a dog than to hospitalize a cop, and ultimately the officer's life is worth more than the dog. I love dogs, I've lived with several (medium and large), but you don't mess around with something like that if it decides to get dangerous. This is the same reason that cops are trained to shoot center-mass and until the attacker is down; this officer responded quickly under stress and safely dispatched his attacker, preventing possible serious injury to both himself and his partner. If you want to argue that the cops shouldn't have cuffed the guy, I'd absolutely agree. A polite "Now, son, why were you phoning at us?" would've avoided all this nonsense. I can't in clear conscience disagree with the self-defense the officer used.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  It works for everyone who isn't a cop, it should work for cops too.

aidenn0 13y ago

They kicked the dog before shooting it.

dthunt 13y ago
Correction. They PROVOKED the dog before shooting it.

angersock 13y ago

I'm not sure a crippling beating with a nightstick would be a kindness--if you were the cop in question, faced with a dog that size lunging at you, you're probably not going to go for a love tap.

nknighthb 13y ago
Beating a dog (or person, for that matter) into submission stands a better chance of leaving them alive at the end of the day than shooting them repeatedly does. But neither were necessary. The dog snapped at the cop when the cop reached for it in a high-tension situation. The cop is a complete moron.
- angersock 13y ago
  The cop is likely following the training he was given, which is to shoot attacking animals--it's a lot cheaper to replace a dog than to hospitalize a cop, and ultimately the officer's life is worth more than the dog. I love dogs, I've lived with several (medium and large), but you don't mess around with something like that if it decides to get dangerous. This is the same reason that cops are trained to shoot center-mass and until the attacker is down; this officer responded quickly under stress and safely dispatched his attacker, preventing possible serious injury to both himself and his partner. If you want to argue that the cops shouldn't have cuffed the guy, I'd absolutely agree. A polite "Now, son, why were you phoning at us?" would've avoided all this nonsense. I can't in clear conscience disagree with the self-defense the officer used.
jlgreco 13y ago
It works for everyone who isn't a cop, it should work for cops too.